Sage...the BIG sister!

Sage has had quite a year! She's gone from our little girl, to big sister, "good helper", potty trained, silly goose! Yes, in case you are wondering, she's still "DADDY'S GIRL" ALL of the way, mommy's only her favorite about one hour out of the week...it is so bad that even when I go to pick her up at day care, she cries and tells all that will listen that "I WANTED DADDY TO PICK ME UP", yeah, that's not embarrassing at all.

By and by Sage is such a joy to be around. She is alwasy doing something to make us scratch our heads and ask how old is she again? She can spell her name, and her sister's. She is pretty smart for an almost 3 year old (can you believe she will be 3 next month?) She is actively involved in her "nastics" on Saturday mornings at the Little Gym (aka to us adults - Gymnastics). She'll be starting her 3rd semester there next week.

She's a sweet big sister, although sometimes she does forget that Lyla is 2 years younger than her. It will catch up to her when Lyla can "fight" back! We are absolutely loving every minute of watching Sage grow up into a young lady.

She also has a heart for Christ, singing Jesus Loves Me is one of her favorite songs, and she often tells us that Jesus lives in her heart. Her excitement when she sees "Churchie" makes me smile from ear to ear, she loves going to her classes on Sunday and Wednesday, and often times holds her parents accountable for attendance!

Look at this Face

Does this look like someone that would be so silly, active, and mischevious? Well it is! When they say that no two kids are the same....BOY are they right! Lyla is nothing like her sister. She is into EVERYTHING, and I mean EVERYTHING!

When Missing, Lyla can often be found in Duke's water or food dish, at his cage eating his treats, or even upstairs by herself, clapping and laughing. The last one threw us for a loop. I remember being able to leave Sage in one spot for ever, she would sit there and play. NOT LYLA! The other night, Chris heard her in the monitor. Assuming that I took her upstairs, just just peeked around the corner to make sure that I was not still sitting at the computer. I WAS....Lyla went upstairs by her self, and was sitting in front of her room, smiling and clapping when her daddy bolted up the stairs to find her.

So the next picture is a bit more realistic, notice that she's between the furniture? Yes, that's Lyla!

It's been a LONG time!

Well, as I imagined, managing life (kids, work, CHRIS, etc) doesn't allow for a lot of extra time to post how we are doing!!

Summer has flown by! We started out on Vacation in Edisto Beach in mid June, and now School will start back for Chris in two weeks. We've stayed pretty busy this summer. In June I went to Atlanta with some girl friends to a Beth Moore conference. It was a great trip! We flew up to NY State in July for my cousin Jacqui's wedding. It was a VERY quick trip, I'll go into more detail on that in a separate post.

We just came down to HHI for a short trip before school starts back, it's HOT down here!!

Events this summer:
LYLA is a MESS! She is a very happy baby! She's into EVERYTHING, crawling all over the place, into cabinets, her sister's toys, her sister's hair, pretty much anything her sister is doing! Sage is a trooper though! Lyla will grab a hold of her hair, and she will say, ever so sweetly (most of the time), LYLA, please let go of my hair!! For the most part they get along great, most times they are rolling on the floor together, at times Sage forgets that Lyla is not 3, and she's a little rough, but it usually doesn't phase Lyla!

Lyla loves the Ocean, Sage loves the sand! Sage isn't a big fan of the waves, she never really has been, in fact, sometimes she's just like her mommy, she'd rather sit in her chair and soak up the rays! Lyla on the other hand loves the ocean, loves the waves to crash over her head, she thinks its great! We took a week long trip to Edisto Beach with my mom, Bob, Sister and BIL (Brother In Law). It was a great week! That was Lyla's first beach trip, and nothing about the ocean phased her!

As the summer is winding down, we are planning our busy fall! Sage will be 3 in September, she tells us that every day (and reminds us that she will be getting a big girl bike). I can't believe she is already 3. Seems like we were just getting ready for her arrival into the world. She is so awesome! Lyla will be 1 in October, again another year goes by way too fast. She's a sweet happy little girl!

I'll post some separate stories on their own!

Lyla is talking...Cooing with Mommy

Cookies and Santa

Here's a picture of Mommy and Sage making cookies too!

And here's a pic of the girls with Santa...Sage was so excited to see him!

Merry Christmas!

Well, it's here. Christmas is so much fun with the little ones! Sage is getting excited about the things that Santa is bringing her. We are going to my Nana's. The entire Burgess clan will be there at one point or another over the next few days~ What CHAOS!!!

Last night we celebrated our annual dinner with the Cox's for Christmas. Here's a picture of Sage and "Monkey" making cookies...they were yummy!!!

First Timer on this Blog thing

Okay, so everyone's doing it. And I have two kids, a full time job, a house to keep, and yada yada yada...so I have time to do it too, right? YAH RIGHT!

But, I thought I'd give it a shot. Maybe at least I can post weekly.

We've got two beautiful girls now and it's hard to keep everyone in the loop, so this seems like the perfect solution!

Here's a pic of our two ladies. Sage is 2 now, she's loving every minute of being two, and more importantly, loving her new little "sissy" Lyla. Lyla was born on Oct 15th, and we are loving her to death, just like we did with her big sister. Our family is growing, so this year, our house needed to grow too! We've had so many changes this year, it's been a whirl wind that's for sure!

I also got a new job, I have to go back to my old one for one week after my Maternity Leave ends on January 7th, and then I'll start at the new job January 14th! I'm really looking forward to it, but I'll miss being home with little Lyla.

Well, this is a good start I guess. The little one calls, so Mommy jumps~